External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18594	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16604	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16293	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16230
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16233	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16446	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15942	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16815
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16797	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16948	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16910	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16537
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16625	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16661	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16464	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16372
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18759	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18568	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18855	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19043
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17152	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16898	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16668	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16775
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16484	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17670

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease